K-9

2006-11-27T21:27:01Z

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:''K-9 is a [[Maximal]] in the [[Beast Wars]] portion of the [[Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:IDW K-9.jpg|thumb|220px|right|Not pictured: old guy with time-travelling phone booth.]]

'''K-9''''s alternate form, a German Shepard, is befitting of his function as a guard. (Albeit rather out-of-place, timeline-wise.) His canine senses keep him aware of his surroundings at all times. His doggie agility and strength give K-9 the edge against any intruding [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]].

==Fiction==
===IDW ''Beast Wars'' comics===
K-9 was one of the [[protoforms]] jettisoned from the ''[[Axalon (BW)|Axalon]]'' on prehistoric [[Earth]]. He was activated and put in chronal phase by [[Razorbeast]] at [[Magmatron]]'s request, but was protected from Magmatron's Predacon shell-program by Razorbeast's viral code.

Soon after awakening, he joined up with [[Bantor]], [[Noctorro]], [[Stinkbomb]], [[Armordillo]], and [[Torca]]. During their journey to meet up with Razorbeast, Torca got stuck in some mud, and K-9 and the other helped free him. After following Razorbeast's signal for days, and picking up more Maximals along the way, K-9 and the rest rushed into battle against Magmatron's Predacons. The Maximals won that altercation, and awaited rescue from [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]].

==Toys==
===Beast Wars===
*'''K-9''' (Deluxe, 1997)
: K-9 transforms into a German Shepherd, and features a missile launcher concealed in his tail. This missiles store in his robot abdomen. His beast-mode back also forms a riot shield.

: This toy is an extensive --if not complete-- [[retool]]ing of [[Wolfang]]. The only part of his body not changed is his head sculpt. K-9 was then used as the basis for a second retooling, into the Beast Wars II toy [[BB|Max B]]. Despite the extensive changes, K-9 retains the "mutant mask" gimmick, even though by the time of his release, that feature had been dropped from new-mold toys.

==Trivia==

* In the comic, K-9 gained his beast mode on ancient earth... waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay before the German Shepherd breed came into existance. (Though his beast mode's depiction in the comic is a fairly poor representation of a Shepherd, so make of that what you will.)

[[Image:Maximalcommandsecurityforce.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Is that ''you'' back there?]]
*Trent Troop, who designed the [[Maximal Command Security Force]], based the colors of one member (the one with the axe and sheild) on K-9 (privately dubbing him "9K"). Whether any official material ever picks up on this remains to be seen.

==External Links==
* [http://tfu.info/1997/Maximal/K-9/k-9.htm K-9 at tfu.info]

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